Tailings
Tailings
TITLE: Rosemont Copper Company Filtered Tailings Dry Stacks Current State of Practice Final Report RELEASE DATE: November 2008 PREPARED BY: AMEC Earth & Environmental, Inc. Brief Summary: Unlike conventional tailings impoundments, filtered tailings are unsaturated, dense and stored in a facility known as a “dry stack.” Filtered tailings have a smaller footprint, are easier to reclaim, and minimize any environmental impacts by efficiently recycling process water. With Arizona’s arid environment and the state’s critical need to conserve water, filtered tailings is a viable option for the Rosemont project, according to the AMEC Earth & Environment, Inc. report.
The tailings study compared tailings alternatives to determine which is a viable option for the Rosemont project. rosemont copper
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